Historical Figures
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
A) Memphis, Tennessee
B) Atlanta, Georgia
C) Washington, D.C
Washington, DC
Dr. King delivered his iconic speech on August 28, 1963
Which of the following actresses is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
A) Octavia Spencer
B) Queen Latifah
C) Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
A) I Have Nothing
B) I Will Always Love You
C) I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Hint: It is a cover of a previous hit by Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You
What Act in 1964 ended segregation in public places?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What were “Jim Crow” laws?
A) Laws that legalized slavery
B) Laws in the U.S. that made it legal for public places to be racially segregated.
C) Laws that determined what would happen to slaves if they tried to escape.
Laws in the U.S. that made it legal for public places to be racially segregated.
Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
A) I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
B) The Heart Of A Woman
C) A Song Flung Up To Heaven
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing, released in 1969, is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?
A) Martin Lawrence
B) Eddie Murphy
C) Chris Tucker
Eddie Murphy
What was Beyoncé’s first solo album called?
A) Dangerously In Love
B) Crazy In Love
C) Forever Love
Dangerously In Love
W.E.B. DuBois, a black public intellectual, was known for what historical milestone in 1895?
He was the first black person to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University
Where was “Black Wall Street” located?
A) Nashville, Tennessee
B) Tulsa, Oklahoma
C) Houston, Texas
B) Tulsa, Oklahoma
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
A) Dreams From My Father
B) Becoming
C) Just As I Am
Becoming
Who played Jules Winnfield in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction?
A) Samuel L. Jackson
B) Laurence Fishburne
C) Terrence Howard
Samuel L. Jackson
Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?
A) Nina Simone
B) Aretha Franklin
C) Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerland
What organization was formed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1954 with non-violence as its credo?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
In what year did interracial marriage become legal in all 50 states, thanks to Mildred and Richard Loving’s case?
A) 1878
B) 1923
C) 1967
1967
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
A) Hawaii
B) Illinois
C) Michigan
Illinois
Which teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
A) She’s The Man
B) Bring It On
C) Love & Basketball
Bring It On
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
A) Wu-Tang Clan
B) N.W.A
C) The Roots
N.W.A
Who led the movement in America in 1916-1922 to found a nation in Africa?
A) Marcus Garvey
B) Booker T. Washington
C) Harriet Tubman
Marcus Garvey
What does the phrase “separate but equal” refer to?
A) Equal division of black and white figures to be placed on US currency.
B) A legal doctrine that said racial segregation didn’t violate the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
C) A law stating Black married couples and white couples should have the same rights
A legal doctrine that said racial segregation didn’t violate the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
Overturned by the Supreme Court in 1954 in the landmark decision Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka.
Who was and is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
A) Ketanji Brown
B) Shirley Chisholm
C) Carol Moseley Braun
Ketanji Brown
Who provided the voice over for the quotations of Frederick Douglass in Ken Burns' 1990 documentary The Civil War?
A) James Earl Jones
B) Morgan Freeman
C) Dennis Haysbert
Morgan Freeman
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?
A) Four Tops
B) The Temptations
C) The Supremes
The Supremes
Who was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress?
A) Anita Hill
B) Susan Rice
C) Shirley Chisolm
Shirley Chisolm
Which inventor referred to himself as the “Black Edison” and came up with the modern three-signal traffic light and an early version of a gas mask?
A) Garret Morgan
B) Phil Davis
C) Lonnie Johnson
Garret Morgan